Samba Diawara

Samba Diawara (born 15 March 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team. He is an assistant manager at Ligue 2 club Reims.

Samba Diawara

Diawara during the 2002–03 season
Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-03-15) 15 March 1978 (age 47)[1]
Place of birth	Paris,[1] France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position	Defender[1]
Team information
Current team	Reims (assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1999	Red Star	58	(0)
1999–2001	Troyes	18	(0)
2001–2002	Istres	24	(1)
2002–2004	Louhans-Cuiseaux	54	(3)
2004–2007	Tubize	86	(4)
2007–2010	Charleroi-Marchienne	89	(4)
2010–2011	Union SG	32	(3)
2011–2014	Tubize	56	(3)
Total		417	(18)
International career
2000–2003	Mali	7	(2)
Managerial career
2014	Tubize (assistant)
2018–2022	Charleroi (assistant)
2022	Anderlecht (assistant)
2022	RSCA Futures
2022–2025	Reims (assistant)
2024	Reims (caretaker)
2025	Reims
2025–	Reims (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Diawara started his career with Parisian club Red Star. He moved to Troyes in 1999 and made his debut against Lyon in August.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Diawara has also played international matches for the Mali national team.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

He is the brother of the footballers Fousseni and Abdoulaye.^[2]

Honours

Reims

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2024–25^[3]